Understanding Degradation and Enhancing Cycling Stability for High‐Voltage LiCoO<sub>2</sub>‐Based Li‐Metal Batteries
Abstract Improving the energy density of Lithium (Li)‐ion batteries (LIBs) is vital in meeting the growing demand for high‐performance energy storage and conversion systems. Developing high‐voltage LIBs using high‐capacity and high‐voltage cathode materials is promising for enhancing energy density. However, conventional cathode and electrolyte materials face serious decomposition and structural degradation at high operating voltages. Herein, a dual‐salts electrolyte of lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide and lithium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide(LiFSI‐LiTFSI) is developed to improve the cycling stability of high‐voltage lithium cobalt oxide (LiCoO 2 , LCO)||Li batteries. Operando X‐ray diffraction analysis experiments are carried out to characterize the structural stability of cathode materials, suggesting a severe irreversible phase transformation at high voltage levels. Aging simulations, combined with experimental studies, suggest that a fast loss of active materials is mainly responsible for the capacity loss at high voltages. Carbon‐coated LCO cathodes are synthesized to mitigate cycling degradation. The designed LCO||Li cells exhibit a high‐capacity retention of over 85% after 400 cycles at 4 .7V. The present work provides a novel insight into understanding the degradation and enhancing the stability of high‐voltage LCO‐based Li‐metal batteries, thus facilitating their practical applications.
Authors
- Hermann Tempel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9794-6403)
- Baolin Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5574-8786)
- Zhenghua Chang
- Shicheng Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6619-3330)
- Josef Granwehr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9307-1101)
- Chunguang Chen
- Davis Thomas Daniel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7035-3416)
- Peter H. L. Notten (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4907-8426)
- Yujie Wei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3213-7891)
- Chih‐Long Tsai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8103-3514)
- Luc H.J. Raijmakers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7166-8644)
- Dmitri L. Danilov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2980-059X)
- Rüdiger‐A. Eichel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0013-6325)
- Anna Windmüller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2829-3362)
- Zhiqiang Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1347-418X)
- Zhizhen Qin
- Jamil Ahmed
- Lei Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0222-9469)
- Kristian Schaps (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4705-3940)
Institutions
- University of Technology Sydney (AU)
- Jiangsu University (CN)
- University of Science and Technology of China (CN)
- Forschungszentrum Jülich (DE)
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Energy Research Institute (CN)
- Institute of Mechanics (CN)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Eastern Institute of Technology, Ningbo
- Eindhoven University of Technology (NL)
- RWTH Aachen University (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Energy Materials
- Published
- 2024-12-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202404028
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Advancements in Battery Materials
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.46
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation
- China Scholarship Council
- Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province
- Beijing Municipal Natural Science Foundation